Chapter 202 \n202. Pandemonium 1\n
The result of the rescue operation of the Countâs daughter, Caelia de Sylvette, was reported at the next [Society] âs tea party. And as a result of the battle, Caelia-chan successfully made contact with the prey⊠I mean, with the capture target. Praises and achievement points for the six members who assisted her were announced.
Also, to commemorate [Society] âs first operation and first victory, it was announced that everyone would get access to the latest cosmetics and makeup tools.
Yeah, those who witnessed the makeup improvementâŠ. No, [Evolution] of the eight people, including Mitchan, who have already purchased the new cosmetics ahead of time, rushed to the eight people after they realized the reason and immediately begun to question themâŠ
The eight people have improved their skills several times higher than the poor techniques I taught them after they studied their newly acquired knowledge with their whole family.
It canât be helped, can it!? Iâve only had one and a half hours of training with all the girls of the same year before graduating from high school! Other than that, I only got the chance to watch Colette-chan and Caelia-chan getting their makeup done. âŠdamn!
Well, anyway, thatâs why Iâm taking orders from everyone. I bet the beauty staff oneesan will be overjoyedâŠ
The eight girls will teach everyone about makeup techniques.
Usually, they wouldâve been rivals that compete to marry into wealthy families, but now theyâre all united as the members of the [Society] to fight against other daughters. Now, due to the matter this time, everyone shouldâve known that theyâre more advantageous than others. Umu-umu.
And next is to hand over the [Portrait] that was previously requested to everyone. Of course, the portraits are framed, so it would be quite heavy for those who order a lot, but thereâs no problem because thereâs no one who walked here alone. Iâm sure everyone came here by carriage with the escorts.
Everyone is making merry as they look at their portraits.
Compared to the paintings of their prim expression they have at home, they looked more natural, charming, and lively in those portraits. Itâs not as if the portraits were strangely modified, itâs their own appearance, but with excellent processing techniques, they look like an angel in those portraits.
And those who saw Colette-chanâs and Caelia-chanâs makeup before seems to be convinced, that they can become the same as their own figure in those portraits if they master the makeup technology.
Their figures in those portraits are their true form that they should be, and their present form is only a temporary form.\n
Yeah, girls must be confident in themselves!
ââŠMitsuha-san, the Royal Palace, and other nobles pressured me to [Sell the cosmetics]âŠâ (Rephilia)
When I went to visit the Rephilia Trade, Rephilia said that in low spirits.
Yeah, I donât sell cosmetics in the Rephilia Trade. I donât have a lot of channels to buy them from, and if the cosmetics arenât suited for the skin, that is, depending on the constitution and physical condition of the user, it might be bad for them.
It would be terrible if the noble ladies have trouble with their skin because of the cosmetics. Iâm afraid if it became a situation where I canât give them some kind of follow-up or detailed guidance.
So I wonât sell anything that needs careful attention like that.
âRequests and demands from the Queen, the Princesses, and the nobility ladies are completely beyond limits that theyâre almost, no, theyâre completely threatening⊠â(Rephilia)
Rephilia is weeping with teary eyes.
Hmmm, but in order to secure the influence and superiority, as well as the safety of the [Society], a monopoly on cosmetics is necessary.
But, if a group of women monopolizes the [Method to be beautiful], whose effect has been proven, blood may really rain if it went poorlyâŠ
This might be a bit troublesomeâŠ
Thus, I went and discussed it with everyone in the [Society].\nYeah, it would be best to ask the locals of this world!
And everyoneâs opinion isâŠ
âHow about selling something that several ranks lower than ours or something basic? And then, let them figure everything by themselves without us teaching them any technical thingsâŠ. So, those who are enthusiastic about studying it and having a good sense will be able to achieve some results. That way, other people wouldnât be able to complain since there are some of such examplesâ (?)
Yeah, I guess that could be the common ground. As expected of the daughters of senior nobles, theyâre thinking properly.
They actually want to keep the cosmetics to be exclusive for themselves. Still, as expected, they probably know the difference in power and influence and that the other parties wonât stay silent.
âŠwell, I guess itâs natural if you were in the other partyâs position. If it went poorly, they might hire someone to steal, bribe the maids, or threaten to take your family member as a hostageâŠ
And if thereâs a slight difference in the cosmeticsâ quality, the rest is to keep the others away with the overwhelming difference in technical skills. They can only say that because of their strong confidence. Itâs a sign of faith and trust that you can only assume because you believe in your own strength and the unity of your peers.
Alright, [Society] is invincible! Fuhahahaha!!!
âŠThen, letâs look for the skin-friendly type as much as possible, make sure to write down the crucial points in the manual, and make it clear that they may use it at their own risk. Also, letâs not increase the number of items too much and focus on the products of the same type.
And if we received even one complaint, I guess I can say [I have stopped selling cosmetics because there are complaints about the products]. But itâs not like I want to sell them until I get a complaint.
âŠI donât know what will happen to the complainant after that, though.
Isnât it a little bad?\n\nAs expected, no matter how small the store is, they knew about the products of Yamano ViscountyâŠ
And I nodded to his question.
[We were preparing to handle cosmetics from the Yamano Viscounty, but due to a series of threatening acts, the contract has been annulled from the viscountyâs side in consideration of the safety of the Rephilia Trade. As a result, sales of cosmetics have been discontinued. Also, the list of those who have demanded Rephilia Trade to sell the cosmetics has was handed over to the viscountyâs side, so that they will be able to deal with it later.]
One day, there was a piece of paper at the entrance to the Rephilia trade.
The information spread throughout the royal capital in an instant. There were unsightly disputes, shifting blames and responsibilities against each other.
[We have started handling cosmetics from the Yamano Viscounty]
A small paper of announcement was placed at the front of a minor, unnamed store.
[Complete order system. For home delivery only. Limited sales volume. And for security reasons, we cannot sell to those who have threatened the Rephilia Trade, the resellers, and the related parties. Also, since this is a direct instruction from the Yamano Viscount Family, we would not be able to deal with complaints, no matter what you say to our shop. Our apologies]
The price is not something that ordinary people can buy. So the main target is noble or wealthy merchants.
And if someone meddles with the store, the cosmetics of the Yamano Viscounty will never be sold again.
That seemed to be well understood by everyone.